Laharl's Challege

"Dear Sir or Madam..."

After all that's happened, Laharl decides to invite everyone in the Netherworld to compete for Overlord. Anyone who takes the deed of Overlord from his hand before Lahral reaches the Heart of Evil shall be declared ruler. Should Laharl approach it, of course, the title stays on him. This is a trick as there is no deed. He's using this as a way to get rid of all the pretenders.

As we walk through the palace, we notice all the usual vassals are gone. I'm sure it's fine. The gatekeeper says everyone is waiting to ambush us near the Heart of Darkness. I'm sure it's fine.

Stage One is an overcrowded battlefield. Laharl expected a lot of competition, but he didn't expect thirty mobs on a battlefield with only thirty five squares! As for strategy...AoE? Try to kill the Imps first. Those two got more kills than the rest of them combined.
Stage Two is the exact opposite. Sardia, the Demonslayer, is standing alone in the center of the massive field. She says her blade has killed over 2000 demons...or was it under 2000? A swing of her sword can rend the earth asunder...perhaps? When she asks what Laharl thinks, he says he's gonna make her moan in pain, which causes Etna to correct him. This is another one where strategy is odd. She has all the moves a high ranking sword user would have, so you have to get close. But you can't get too close, or else she'll Blade Rush an entire line of teammates. She's much higher level than you, so a lot of your attacks may not do damage. Maderas is a great pick-up here. In hindsight, maybe I should have had my weaker characters to the sides and not behind. I wonder what she would have done then?
Stage Three is the Prinnies trying to be Overlord, dood! Etna gets mad because she thinks this is a coup against her as well, and it's her goal to kill Laharl. The Prince seems unphased by the potential sudden but inevitable mutiny. The Prinnies know they can't win in a head-to-head fight, so they challenge us to a different game! Baseball! I guess Laharl doesn't like baseball. Remember, though, Prinnies can explode, so see if he likes playing catch. You get better rewards if you fight normally, but who has the time these days?
Stage Four, which is no the final today, consists of a giant dragon so tall we can only see its foot. The Alternative Universes Overlord wants to the Supreme Overlord and reign here, as well. To appease our sensibilities, he doppelgangers himself into ten smaller versions of himself. Flonne believes that means he split his love ten ways, so we'll have the advantage. She was wrong. Ten level 75 mobs lay quick waste to us. I assume New Game+ has a way to win this, but for now, it's impossible. During the first mid-scene cutscene, all the vassal from the castle come to our aid. They're fighting for King K, not Laharl, but they make quick work of the ten-split Alternate Overlord. After they win, the party wonders why they won't help more often, while Laharl wishes he had better luck with his vassals.
Stage Five, which still isn't the end, is a tribute to the Power Rangers. Red, Yellow, and Blue come out like a fireball and declare their intentions to be Overlord. Why would good guys want such a title? To make friends, of course! At the very least, they want to make enough colors of the rainbow, but no one likes them. Just as they begin to transform, Etna shoots Yellow and Blue dead...or at least Red thinks they're dead. Etna didn't hit anything vital, but a fight breaks out anyway because of her unethical not-allowing-people-to-transform actions. There's no strategy here since there's a Geo Crystal that causes every tile on the field to randomly warp people around. Hope you get lucky, I guess.
The Final Stage is a re-re-match with Mid-boss. I figured we'd see him here. It's the typical affair, I'm sure you understand. It's also a terrible battle. We're surrounded by ten pucks, who exist solely to inflict status effects on us. I hope you like Sleep and Paralysis. They take your characters out of the battle until they die, which is so much fun! My terrible strategy was to hope Laharl didn't get affected and have him go all out on the small fries. When Mid-boss gets close, don't be afraid to use items. I managed to keep a healer alive, so Lucy shielded him and got a few heals off before butt-face killed her in cold blood. It's a terrible fight, and it's the first major knock against the game!

When the dust settles, Laharl realizes he's officially Overlord and begins to run around chanting Overlord as loud as he can. Flonne thinks it's adorable until Etna says that she just helped Laharl, the son her assassination target, become the ruler of Hell. Apparently, this does make her a traitor. We cut to Celestia, and Volcanus is yelling at Lamington. The Seraph says he'll think about what he'll do the angel-trainee/traitor but doesn't seem to give it much thought. Volcanus, though, says he'll take care of it, and Lamington becomes slightly concerned. Flonne is seen being significantly more concerned, and Etna tries to convince her to get a new job as a demon. Flonne says no, and the screen fades as the former Prince keeps yelling, "Overlord"!

The next chapter skit has Flonne narrating it. She speaks of the evil Etna, and only the power of love can save the world today! Etna walks it, and we hear gunfire in the background. Is Episode seven of Guardian Flonne: Warrior of Love "Drop Dead, Etna" canceled?

Etna's diary is about her memories being returned and other stuff I forgot. They're very not important.